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Harry Potter As A Piece Of Apocalyptic Fiction, Cambria Findley-Grubb 2014 Chapman University

Harry Potter As A Piece Of Apocalyptic Fiction, Cambria Findley-Grubb

e-Research: A Journal of Undergraduate Work

J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series remains one of the most popular series ever created, loved by adults and children alike. The Harry Potter series has been translated into over thirty languages in more than one hundred and thirty countries (Killinger 2). This series has spawned a billion dollar industry eight movies, merchandise including shirts, cloaks, wands, and bobble heads, an intercollegiate muggle quidditch league, and a multimillion-dollar amusement park attraction However, despite its increasing popularity and fandom, Harry Potter remains a highly controversial book among fundamentalist religious groups because of its involvement in the world of witches, wizards, and magic. …


Where Is The Girl Power? The Search For Authentic Portrayals Of Female Athletes In Ya Lit, Emilee Hussack, Pauline Skowron Schmidt 2014 West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Where Is The Girl Power? The Search For Authentic Portrayals Of Female Athletes In Ya Lit, Emilee Hussack, Pauline Skowron Schmidt

English Faculty Publications

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Mythcon 45 - Where Fantasy Fits, The Mythopoeic Society 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Mythcon 45 - Where Fantasy Fits, The Mythopoeic Society

Mythcon Programs

Fantasy literature does not fit comfortably into any scheme. Both old and new, traditional and innovative, popular and elite, mainstream and esoteric, escapist and engaged, high-tech and anti-technology, fantasy defies definitions and transcends categories, dramatizing the incompleteness of our understanding of our own imaginations. At Mythcon 45 we will discuss the place of fantasy in our culture, our institutions, and our hearts.


Crew: Finding Community When Your Dreams Crash, Christin N. Taylor 2014 Gettysburg College

Crew: Finding Community When Your Dreams Crash, Christin N. Taylor

Gettysburg College Faculty Books

Most young adults at some point experience a personal "shipwreck"—missing out on the job you wanted, the unexpected end of a relationship, a crisis of faith—that threatens to rip apart the fabric of your identity. What helps navigate a personal shipwreck is to have a crew of reliable people who walk with you through it.

In Crew: Finding Community When Your Dreams Crash, Christin Taylor explores how young adults can both find good company during a time of personal shipwreck and be good company for others who might be experiencing their own shipwreck. In the process, you will learn …


Odin Wins The Mead Of Poetry, S. R. Hardy 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Odin Wins The Mead Of Poetry, S. R. Hardy

The Mythic Circle

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Contributors, Gwenyth E. Hood 2014 Marshall University

Contributors, Gwenyth E. Hood

The Mythic Circle

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Blazerock, Ryder W. Miller 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Blazerock, Ryder W. Miller

The Mythic Circle

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Suddenly I Lost My Way, R. L. Boyer 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Suddenly I Lost My Way, R. L. Boyer

The Mythic Circle

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Nights Like This, R. L. Boyer 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Nights Like This, R. L. Boyer

The Mythic Circle

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Mythic Circle #36, Gwenyth E. Hood 2014 Marshall University

Mythic Circle #36, Gwenyth E. Hood

The Mythic Circle

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I Walk Into Darkness, Jeremy Hachey 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

I Walk Into Darkness, Jeremy Hachey

The Mythic Circle

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On A Sea Of Wind, Nicolo Santilli 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

On A Sea Of Wind, Nicolo Santilli

The Mythic Circle

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Editorial, Gwenyth E. Hood 2014 Marshall University

Editorial, Gwenyth E. Hood

The Mythic Circle

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The Boy Who Didn't Know Who-He-Was (An Existential Fairytale), Ron Boyer 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

The Boy Who Didn't Know Who-He-Was (An Existential Fairytale), Ron Boyer

The Mythic Circle

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The Scream, Dag Rossman 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

The Scream, Dag Rossman

The Mythic Circle

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The Breach, Alex B. 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

The Breach, Alex B.

The Mythic Circle

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Who Would Wear The Ring?, Philip Miller 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Who Would Wear The Ring?, Philip Miller

The Mythic Circle

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Lilith And Eve Discuss Human Origins, Joe R. Christopher 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Lilith And Eve Discuss Human Origins, Joe R. Christopher

The Mythic Circle

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Zohar, David Sparenberg 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Zohar, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

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A Touch Of Song, David Sparenberg 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

A Touch Of Song, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

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